New Delhi: A pioneering five-day Future Warfare course will be held here from September 23 focusing on the impact of emerging technologies like AI and hypersonics on modern warfare. Initiated by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the course aims to prepare officers from various ranks for future conflicts in diverse domains such as cyber, space, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
A rank-agnostic first-ever future warfare course will throw light on how emerging and disruptive technologies like AI and hypersonics will impact the conduct of warfare, officials said. The course will foster jointness and facilitate development of a “cohesive, futuristic, and tech-savvy force, capable of securing national interests in an increasingly uncertain and competitive environment”, the defence ministry said.
It will be for officers, having a rank ranging from a Major to a Major General and their equivalent level officers from other services. The course intends to acquaint officers with the operational and technological aspects of modern warfare.
The first of its kind, tri-Services ‘Future Warfare’ course is under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, the ministry said in a statement. “The course will focus on key areas related to future warfare to develop an understanding on the manner in which future wars will manifest in terms of being contact, non-contact, kinetic, non-kinetic, psychological or informational as also the domains where they will be fought, be it cyber, space or electromagnetic spectrum.”
“It will also throw light on how emerging and disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, robotics and hypersonics will impact the conduct of warfare,” the statement said.
According to the ministry, the need for a Future Warfare Course for tri-Services officers arises from the rapidly evolving nature of modern warfare, driven by technological advancements, changing global dynamics, and emerging threats.
“Officers must be equipped to navigate this complex landscape, leveraging new technologies, and adapting to innovative tactics,” it added.
The course has been curated by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff with the help of veteran and serving subject matter experts. Subsequent courses will build upon the curriculum of this course and be of longer duration with the larger objective of making the Indian armed forces ‘future-ready’, the ministry said.
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